MEET THE COACHES
VICTOR ESPINOSA
Head coach Victor Espinosa, born in Mexico City trained and fought for Keddles Gym in Orpington, Kent for many years. He has extended his training in camps like Somkid-Parade Chukaewroongroj in Thailand, “The Diamond” in the Netherlands, with Ramon Dekkers, Nuevo Jordan Boxing Gym in Mexico City and Cobra Gym in the UK. He was regarded as one of the best pound for pound fighters in the UK, in his weight category. Unlike many fighters, Victor laced up his gloves at the late age of 28 and took the decision to jump in the ring after only 3 months of training. At 40 years old and over 12 years of fighting experience in the UK, Victor has become a well-rounded and gifted instructor and personal trainer. He is the head coach at MMA Den and teaches MMA, Muay Thai / K1, Boxing and Strength & Conditioning.
SOLOMON LEFLEUR
Solomon Lefleur (“Gully Sully”) has been involved in martial arts for several years and has competed in Boxing and Muay Thai fights. Sully has made a mark in the K1 scene with a devastating style that breaks his opponents not only with a powerful right hand but with fast kicks and is currently ranked in the Top 10 UK K1 Independent Rankings. Additionally, he is now an ISKA K1 Amateur World Champion 2017 after competing in Greece. Solomon has been an important role in the making of many fighters at MMA Den as well as building new talents. Solomon teaches Boxing and Muay Thai / K1. .
RUBEN BORELLO
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Ruben started his journey in combat sports at the age of 6 years old.
Having 18 years of experience fighting in circuits from juniors, to teenagers and on to amateur. He achieved 6 Italian titles and 8 prestigious Italian cups, and was part of the Italian national team in the Wako World Championships for 6 consecutive years - achieving silver and bronze medals including a bronze medal in the amateur European Championship.
Combat sports are Rubens life passion and he holds a BSc in sport science, a Kickboxing Black Belt, a Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification and is a qualified Strength and Conditioning coach for fighters.
Ruben is also a cupping therapist.
ANDREV TAUKCHI
Wrestling (World Class) Muay Thai, Boxing, MMA, Sambo
Andrev is recognized in the wrestling world as one of the most talented technical wrestlers in his weight category, using the bases of the technical Bulgarian school Andrev has reached a third place in the European championships in Hungary 2006 and Third in the worlds championships in Guatemala 2007, He has lived in Thailand learning Muay Thai and learned Sambo in Macedonia, Andrev teaches the fighters MMA and wrestling at the club and is one of the most ranked sparring partners for some of the UFC fighters that live in London.
NATHAN JONES
Nathan Jones, 'Mr Bag & Tag' is a professional MMA fighter, youth worker and dedicated martial arts coach.
He holds both, a kickboxing black belt and a BJJ black belt and has completed on the mat, in the ring and the cage - all to an international standard.
Nathan's wealth of experience and great energy shines through when teaching classes
Noteable achievments
-3x British MMA welterwight champion
-Cage Warriors, Bellator and Polaris veteran
-Competed in professional K1 and grappling
SHANE CAMPBELL
Shane is a professional MMA fighter who started his journey in 2013 and is a long time martial arts enthusiast who has been working relentlessly hard to the highest of levels. Learning Taekwondo as a child was his first insight and sparked a passion which led him onto his fighters path.
With the ambition and drive within him, Shane has used everything he has learned and demonstrates speed, diligence, precision and power in the way he trains and more importantly in how he fights.
In having built a phenomenal close working relation with Head Coach, UFC Veteran Brad Pickett, he quickly excelled to fighting for his first amateur title in 2019 which led to his Pro debut on one of the world's biggest stages BellatorMMA. Since turning Professional Shane has competed around the world which has led him to fight for professional titles on different organisations.
RYAN FLEURY
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Ryan has been training in martial arts since he was 9 years old. He got his first black belt in Hanmudo at 15, and then his second black belt in Hapkido at 16. After which, he spent the next 10 years training in various other styles like Muay Thai, boxing, BJJ, and MMA.
He holds a degree in sports and exercise sciences, and is also a qualified nutritionist (level 5). After leaving the military, Ryan started coaching and has been a coach for over 13 years now.
His passion truly lies in maximizing human performance, body transformations, Muay Thai, and self defence.
FABRIZIO CALIO
Fabrizio has spent his life training and competing in a variety of different Martial Arts in different countries all over the world, from the USA to Thailand.
At just 8 years old, he started training Karate and his passion for combat sports grew and he trained kickboxing for many years, earning his Black Belt at Majori Kickboxing Academy. He is also a proud Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Roger Gracie and is a long time student of Coach Esmaeli, learning the Iranian School of Infused Wrestling.
Having sparred with the Bulgarian wrestling team, Fabrizio has grappled with the best of the best.
Dangerous insideand outside the octogon, he has been a pro mma fighter for over 10 years, as well as being a multiple time Italian BJJ champion.
ALI ALBAZI
Ali Albazi is one of the top young prospects on the UK MMA scene, boasting an amateur record of 4-1. Training from a young age and coming from a fighting family, Ali has been involved in various martial arts for nearly his whole life. Some of his accomplishments include:
-Asia Champion in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
-European Medalist in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
-Iraq National Team Athlete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu